In place of grand gestures like love bombing, "love smattering" is a sprinkling of small comments or gestures that camouflage ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about whether or not you can date someone that ...

DEAR ABBY: I love my cousin “Carly” like a sister ... Carly is heartbroken, depressed and struggling with the “why me?” of all of this. If I had the funds, I’d help her with whatever she needed to ...

I’m extremely concerned about the fallout from that decision. My cousin, usually an easygoing person, is already furious with several guests who have declined her invitation. He ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to dealing with family pressure when work obligations prevent attendance to a wedding.

Dear Miss Manners: My cousin, with whom my husband and I are very close, is getting married. Unfortunately, there are a few problems. The initial issues included our limited finances, transportation ...

I love my cousin “Carly” like a sister. We come from a large family, and both of us are estranged from our mothers (who are ...

DEAR ABBY: I love my cousin "Carly" like a sister ... Carly is heartbroken, depressed and struggling with the "why me?" of all of this. If I had the funds, I'd help her with whatever she needed to ...

Fall is coming, the most beautiful season of the year. And although you’re feeling autumnally sad, you can, with just a tweak ...

Miss Manners will remind you that you do not need an excuse, and you do not have to give in to coercion. You just have to repeat the phrase, “I am afraid Curtis won’t be able to attend, but he sends ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. When Lio asks if I’ll always bring them flowers, I say yes. After I die, I will bribe the wind to carry blooms ...